 Suttree (2237), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Apr 28, 2008 Updated: Apr 29, 2008
Nice surprise here. I didn’t really like the regular Holy Mackeral Golden, so I suppose I didn’t think would be very good, either. Plus, "Belgian style stout with pomegranate" seems to be a nice way of saying "Trainwreck". Well, this was really good - the stout-y flavors are there, but the pomegranate seems to play off the natural fruit notes that would be there anyway. Coffee notes mix well with fruity notes, and some subtle red wine notes brighten up the finish. Really nice, I hope to see this in bottles. At the Raleigh WBF.
BelgianBeerGal (846), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle compliments of daknole. Dark black pour with tan ring of small bubbles around the edge. Big aroma of dark roasted coffee and dusty chocolate. Pleasant flavour of more chocolate and coffee, definitely some dark fruits in the middle and then finishes like chocolate milk. Not an Impy stout that’s going to knock you over but a great drink.
sloth (1483), Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Pours fairly flat though a few large bubbles do appear, lacing is nil. Was able to rouse up a nice small light brown head but that dropped quickly. Yup, it,s black alright. Faint nose of chocolate and roast with other faint fruity notes. Body is medium, sorta thin for an Impy. Lightly coating on the palate. Soft flavors of roast, coffee, chocolate, light fruitiness and berryish notes, hint of licorice, and somewhat sweet malts. Lightly sweet finish, dark chocolate with a little tang, hmmmm. Props to oldstylecubfan for the bottle!
SuperDave70 (605), Arizona, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sampled at Bockyhorsey’s Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Deep black pour with a ring of tan head. Smoky aroma of coffee, chocolate, fruit and alcohol. Coffe and chocolate dominate the flavor, with the fruitiness coming through on the finish. A little thin on the palate. Overall very good. My first from Florida! SWEET!
Bockyhorsey (1891), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sampled at Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Smoke and coffee on the nose for aroma. Black body with tan head. Good roasted coffee flavor with hint of sweet fruits in the background. Good stuff another black beauty tasted that day.
Sparky27 (388), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle sampled at the 7/5/08 Bocky Bash locals tasting. Pours an oily black with small tan head. Nose is coffee, smoke, chocolate and alcohol. Taste is much the same with some pomegranate in the finish. Lighter mouth feel.
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